Alex Hofman

US Patent:

57043434, Jan 6, 1998

Filed:

Sep 11, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/712400

Inventors:

Hongsik Ahn - Langhorne PA
Alex M. Hofman - Newtown PA

Assignee:

American Standard Inc. - Piscataway NJ

International Classification:

F24H 302

US Classification:

126110R

Abstract:

A condensate trap assembly. The assembly comprises a housing having first and second condensate inlets where the first condensate inlet is sized to pass more condensate than the second condensate inlet. The housing has an ambient air inlet providing access to an ambient air chamber within the housing, a first condensate chamber open to the first condensate inlet, and a second condensate chamber open to the second condensate inlet. The first condensate chamber, the second condensate chamber, and the ambient air chamber are open to each other and the first condensate chamber includes airflow restrictors to retard the volume of airflow through the first chamber.